Kerchiefs
KER'CHIEFS (spread out), an article of dress or ornament like a veil or scarf, worn on the head by the idolatrous women of Israel. Eze 13:18, 2 Chr 11:21.
Keren-happuch
Horn of the face-paint = cosmetic-box, the name of Job’s third daughter (Job. 42:14), born after prosperity had returned to him.
Kerenhappuch
(the horn of beauty), the youngest of the daughters of Job, born to him during the period of his reviving prosperity. (Job 42:14)
Kerioth
Cities. (1.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:25). Judas the traitor was probably a native of this place, and hence his name Iscariot. It has been identified with the ruins of el-Kureitein, abo…
Kernels
KERN'ELS (acrid), grape-seeds. Num 6:4.
Keros
(curved), one of the Nethinim, whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:44; Nehemiah 7:47)
Kesitah
(Gen. 33:19, R.V., marg., a Hebrew word, rendered, A.V., pl. “pieces of money,” marg., “lambs;” Josh. 24:32, “pieces of silver;” Job 42:11, “piece of money”). The kesitah was probably a piece of mone…
Kettle
A large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, “boiling”) is rendered also “pot” (Ps. 81:6), “caldron” (2 Chr. 35:13), “basket” (Jer. 24:2). It was used for preparing the peace-offerings (1 Sam.…
Keturah
Incense, the wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah’s death (Gen. 25:1-6), by whom he had six sons, whom he sent away into the east country. Her nationality is unknown. She is styled “…
Key
Frequently mentioned in Scripture. It is called in Hebrew maphteah, i.e., the opener (Judg. 3:25); and in the Greek New Testament kleis, from its use in shutting (Matt. 16:19; Luke 11:52; Rev. 1:18, …
Kezia
Cassia, the name of Job’s second daughter (42:14), born after prosperity had returned to him.
Keziz,
KE'ZIZ, a town on the eastern border of Benjamin. Josh 18:21.
Kibroth-hattaavah
The graves of the longing or of lust, one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness. It was probably in the Wady Murrah, and has been identified with the Erweis el-Ebeirig, where the remain…
Kibrothhattaavah
i.e. as in the margin, the graves of lust, a station of the Israelites in the wilderness, where, growing tired of manna and desiring flesh, they murmured, and God sent them quails in great abundance,…
Kibzaim
Two heaps, a city of Ephraim, assigned to the Kohathite Levites, and appointed as a city of refuge (Josh. 21: 22). It is also called Jokmeam (1 Chr. 6:68).
Kid,
KID, Jud 14:6, or the young of the goat, was among the luxuries of the ancients, Gen 38:17; Jud 6:19; 1 Sam 16:20, and is now esteemed a great delicacy by Eastern nations. Kids were among the sacrifi…
Kidney
KID'NEY (longing?). The leaf-fat around the kidneys of sacrifices was to be burned. Ex 29:13, etc. The supposed seat of desire. Job 19:27 (margin); Ps 7:9, etc. See Reins. Used also for kernels of wh…
Kidron, Or Kedron
(turbid), The brook, a torrent or valley, not a “brook,” or, as in the margin of Revised Version, “ravine;” Gr. winter torrent. It was close to Jerusalem, between the city and the Mount of Olives. it…
Kidron.
KID'RON. See Kedron.
Kinah
An elegy, a city in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:22). It was probably not far from the Dead Sea, in the Wady Fikreh.
Kindred
KIN'DRED, in the O.T. the translation of the terms signifying — (1) "clan," persons belonging to a common stock. Gen 12:1; Gen 24:4, Job 24:7, Gen 24:38, Gen 24:40-41; (2) "birth," and so "offspring,…
Kine,
KINE, Gen 41:2, is used by the sacred writers as the plural of cow. The word is used figuratively by the prophet, concerning the Israelites to describe the feebleness, idleness, and luxury which char…
King,
KING, a general title for a supreme ruler. It is applied to — God, as "the Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the Only wise." 1 Tim 1:17. The titles and attributes of earthly royalty are applied to God be…
Kingdom
KING'DOM. The term "kingdom" is applied to the territory ruled by a king, Num 32:33; to the right to be a king, 2 Sam 3:10, or to have power, Esth 4:14; to a country, without reference to the form of…
Kingdom Of God
(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = “kingdom of Christ” (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = “kingdom of Christ and of God” (Eph. 5:5) = “kingdom of David” (Mark 11:10) = “the kingdom” (Matt. 8:12; 13:19) = “…
Kingdom Of God, Of Christ, Of Heaven
KINGDOM OF GOD, OF CHRIST, OF HEAVEN. Whenever the last phrase, drawn, probably, from Daniel, is used in the N.T., the word "heavens" is in the plural. These terms are nearly, if not exactly, synonym…
Kingdom Of Israel
KINGDOM OF IS'RAEL. See Israel.
Kingdom Of Judah
KINGDOM OF JU'DAH. See Judah.
Kingly Office Of Christ
One of the three special relations in which Christ stands to his people. Christ’s office as mediator comprehends three different functions, viz., those of a prophet, priest, and king. These are not t…
Kings
of Judah and Israel. For the list see table at the end of this volume.